In this photo illustration a TikTok logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
Logos displayed on smartphones in Poland – 02 Sept 2022
A U.S. firm that monitors false online claims reports that searches for information about prominent news topics on TikTok are likely to turn up results riddled with misinformation.
The NewsGuard firm says its researchers ran searches on news topics including COVID-19, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the 2020 U.S. election and found that nearly 1 in 5 of the videos recommended by the site contained misinformation.
Researchers say the findings are especially concerning given TikTok’s popularity as a social media platform and a source of information for young people. TikTok says it removes videos that violate its rules on harmful misinformation.
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